But he could have been swapping the dark blue of Scotland for the light blue of Rangers tomorrow if Rae had got his way.

Speaking to the Evening Telegraph Rae, who was manager at Dundee when McDonald was rising to prominence, said: “I did recommend Kevin to Rangers when he was at Sheffield United and his contract was coming to an end because I knew he’d do a very good job for them but they decided to go another way.

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“We sold Kevin to Burnley and, although things didn’t end well for him there, I did go down and watch him in a game against my old club Wolves and he was the best player on the park and that confirmed he was good enough to succeed at a very high level.”